Job Opening Title:
Archivist Assistant/Technician– Colonial National Historical Park Yorktown, Virginia
Name of Employer:
The Great Basin Institute
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Yorktown, VA
Application Deadline:
03/10/2024
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Educational experience with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree focused on library science, archival studies, records management or a closely related field; applicants with advanced degrees are highly encouraged to apply.
Years of experience required:
2-4 years
Salary Range:
Wage: $22.65 hourly. • Paid personal leave, sick leave, and federal holidays • Fully paid medical insurance premiums (health, dental, vision, prescription) • Enrollment in a 401K retirement plan that is fully vested on day 1 and offers up to a 4% employer matching contribution.
Job Opening URL:
https://www.vscyberhosting.com/greatbasin/Careers.aspx?req=2023-CRS-039&type=JOBDESCR
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
The Great Basin Institute, founded at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1998, is a mission-driven non-profit organization headquartered in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. GBI has been a leader in the conservation stewardship field for over two decades, supporting thousands of individuals pursuing a career in public land management or seeking to advance their academic standing. In partnership with Colonial National Historical Park (COLO), GBI seeks to hire one Archives Technician.
The Archives Technician will have experience working with archival collections and records management. The Technician will assist with survey, evaluation and organization of all resource management records, archeological, archival and manuscript collections with the records management guideline. The project will also consolidate and rehouse collections that are currently scattered in several locations. The technician is intended to be able to work as part of a team following the lead of the archivist and conservator.
This position requires the incumbent to have substantial practical and technical knowledge of archival methods, procedures, and technology, and the skill to apply that knowledge with only general supervision to solve practical problems in a wide range of functions in the administration of historic documents. Some examples of special experience needed are archival collection processing and arranging, registration, cataloging, accessioning, book and paper preservation, collections research and other related activities. Primary duties are outlined and include, but may not be limited to, the following:
Collections Care:
Catalogs and indexes a large variety of materials. Examines for content and identifies and selects significant concepts and characteristics to be recorded for use in automated retrieval.
Ensures proper maintenance, storage, control, and record management of materials.
Provides proper storage for historic documents. Monitors climate control systems and prepares proper folders, sleeves, boxes, and other physical housing to assure maximum preservation, organizational integrity, and accessibility for use.
Assures preservation of historic document collections.
Recognizes the need for further preservation and/or conservation work and reports such needs to a higher-level specialist.
Reviews the collections for mold, vermin, and insects; if necessary, arranges for freezing or isolation of the collections; performs cleaning; and rehouses the collection and labels all boxes and folders.
Assists with producing finding aids.
Research:
Assist with Research collection provenance, original order, series components, dates, document formats, processes, creators, authenticity, topical content data, legal status, and legal validity of access restrictions and ownership history. Uses this information to update, correct, or add records into the NPS collections management database, put in the archive module and transfer to the cultural resource module.
Performs difficult searching duties based on correspondence and telephone requests from the NPS and public. Determines where to search for hard-to-find information. Uses finding aids, automated databases, and other reference tools.
Communication:
Communicates with park staff, local and regional staff using both electronic and telephone methods such as email, Teams, phone calls, to help solve accession and cataloging discrepancies.
Communicates with the conservator any relevant project information in a timely manner.
Communicates with vendors to obtain quotes for supplies and services.
Archives Gig 